Issue: August 22, 2012 (Archive)

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Quick pain relief can be a snap with your trusty old chainsaw
We interrupt this newspaper to bring you some important medical information. Do not perform surgery on yourself with a screwdriver. Always use a hammer and chisel.

New rules govern grades game
Results of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education examinations are out, with students starting to apply for university places under the Joint University Programmes Admissions System.

Dangerous encounters on the hillsides
In the days when there were still many hillside shanty villages indulging in myriad illicit activities, conducting a mock raid was easy as the "raiding party" was led to the location where everything was ready to be seized and people were waiting to be arrested.

Cheap money fuels homes run
I visited Toronto recently and read the local edition of Sing Tao Daily every day.

Germans have done their wurst and now they're sending it here
Sausages sales are up. Unbelievable. What is it about sausages? We all eat them at one time or other, despite the fact everyone knows they're made of disgusting things such as minced cow lip and pig testicles.

Old buildings can hold treasure
Subdivided flats and the acquisition of old buildings have become hot issues lately.

My glass is empty, so fill it up and forget any half measures
We huddled in a bar as rain lashed down outside the window.

Living the good life has its downside
As newsroom work is always hectic, I seldom drink over lunch.

Leading role for actors in shanty crime
In the 1950s and 60s, there were many hillside shanty communities of wooden huts with myriad pathways and crowded conditions that offered excellent opportunities for operators of opium dens, heroin divans, pornographic cinema shows (even live shows), gambling dens and brothels and those selling dog meat.

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